A new report released last week by the City Club of Portland outlines the challenges and opportunities our community faces concerning homelessness and health care reform. The report found what many advocates have argued for years, that one of the greatest ...
9 Jan 2015 - SR editorial board
Health care reform at the federal level and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provide an opportunity to increase access to health care and improve health outcomes for thousands of Oregonians, especially those experiencing homelessness. More than h ...
19 Mar 2014 - Kathy Black
More than 4,000 people leave Oregon state prisons each year, and many more are released from county jails. This population suffers from disproportionately high rates of untreated infectious and chronic disease, mental health disorders and substance abuse ...
28 Jan 2014 - Gina Anzaldúa
Health Care Reform without Tears, Part 3: Private health insurance by Samuel Metz, Contributing Writer Part two of this series left readers with the unhappy prospect of an Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) failing to achieve universal access, lower costs or ...
6 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Health care reform bills omit sociological, psychological services By Amanda Waldroupe Staff Writer A patient’s housing and sociological condition can have a direct effect on his or her health care, but a bill in Salem to incorporate those providers into ...
6 Mar 2012 - Street Roots